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JOSEPH TRAINER, OF RURAL DALE, OHIO. Letters Patent No. 70,133, datedOctober 22, 1867.

IMPROVED ANIMAL TRAP.

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T0 ALL WHOM IT MAY CONOERN:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH TRAINER, of Rural Dale, in the county ofMuskingum, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and improved AnimalTrap; and I do hereby declare the following -to be` a full, clear, andexact description of the same, reference beinghad to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part ot this specification, and in whieh- Figure 1 isa side' elevation of my invention.

Figure 2 is au end view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

In this invention the trap is constructed with two chambers, in escapingfr om one to the other of which the animal sets the trap by a novel,simple, and effective apparatus. Y

In order that others skilled in theart to which my invention appertainsmay he lenabled to make and use the same, I will proceed to describe itin detail.

In the drawings A represents the first chamber, into which thc animalenters througli'the gate a. B r'e'pre= v'sents the second chamber, whichthe animal enters through' the gate b leading from chamber A. The outerchamber Ais made of wire, vthe inner, B, being constructed of anysuitable material, but having a grate-cover, b', through which theanimals can be destroyed without opening the trap. Upon a supporting;post,.P, pivots a lever, L, which shuts the gates a a by means of thecords r r, the gates opening by` their own weightwhen the end of thelever to which the cords are attachedis depressed. The opposite end ot'the lever .is connected by a rod, d, with a heavy platform, D, hinged tothe top of the trap, which, when free to fall, operates the lever b yits gravity and closesthe gates a a. vertical rod, M', pivoted'near itscentre to the top of the cage, bears the bait O at its lower end in thechamber A, and is provided with a shoulderfm, vat its top, which catchesunder a pin or boss, c,ion the side of the lever, and sets the trap. Therod Mmay be made to pass through a slot in the hinged platform D, theend wall of which will strike the rod wheuthe platform is raisedandinsure the setting of the trap. The gate b is hinged at one end tothe top of the passage-way which it closes, its opposite end resting onthe door of the inner chamber B. One of the rods e e, upon which ithinges, is bent round the 'side of the trap, and attached to a stoutwooden rod, H, the opposite end of which is connected with Vthepl'atforinD by means of the pin z' working in the slot I in the rod H,Barbe or hooks h h may be attachedto the under side the gate b, ifdesired, to prevent the escape-of .the animals'by any'possibility fromthe chamber B The operation of a-trap thus constructed is as follows:The trap is baited and s ct, the gates aaA being open i and the gatebzclosed. The animal enters the chamber A, nibbles the Vbait,andreleases the lever L, which is operated bythe weight of the heavyplatform D, and closes the gates a a, conining the animal inthe chamberA, from which he will seek to escape through the gate b., As lle does sohe raises the gate b, operating the rods e and II, and raising theplatform D, which permits the lever L to reverse its position, open thegates a a, and

again set the trap. The gate 6 closes of its own weight when the animalhas passed into the chamber B, the slot l1, permitting the rod I-I tofall freely back.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is The combination and arrangement of thechambers A D, gatcsa I), cords r1', lever L, vertical hinged rod M,platform D, and connected rods H and c, all constructed, combined, andoperating together, substantially in the manner and for the purposespecified. i

-i JOSEPH TRAINER. Witnesses: v

.Maser T. MeIN'rIBE, I WILLIAM McINTIRn.

